Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
ELECTION or TBE srAxDtSo COMMIT
TEES OF TIE SENATE.
Discussion In the House on the Internal
Revenue systsm-A Move In the d.
rection Of q State Library
Building, 60.

When Lieutenant-G Governor John f,
Massey called the Senate to order at Il
o'clock NJ. yesterday nearly all of the
thirty-eight senators who were present
on Wednesday were in their seats
Owing to the extreme inclcmency OF the
weather there were few visitors present,
either in the gallery or lobby. Nc
ladies were courageous enough tc
weather the storm.
A fervent prayer was offered by Rev,
George Cooper, j. d., of the First
Baptist church.
DISABLED SOLDIERS.
The Chair laid before the Senate q
communication from the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts, transmitting list OF appli'
cations from disabled soldiers on file il
his Office for Communication. Such claim
ants number 11S. In addition to these
there remain unpaid fifty-one claimants
who filed applications under the act OF
February %, 1884, before July l, 1887,
the date on which the act Of May 20,
1887, went into effect.
Laid ON the table and ordered to be
printed.
NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
Mr.. Ellyson offered the following,
which. under the rules, lies over one
day
"Rcsolvod (the House of Delegates
concurring), That so much of the Gov
ernor's message rs refers to the new
Library building be referred to com.
mittee of two from the Senate and three
from the House to take the whole sub
iect into consideration, including plan,
location, and price of such a structure,
and report the result of their inyestiga-
ton MS soon as possible, 30 that action
on their report may be taken at this SEES
sion.
A few minutes later Mr.. Pollard com.
municated to the Senate the adoption Of
n similar resolution by the House, and
this was taken up for action.
Mr.. Gordon thought it too early in the
session to be considering measures oil
this character.
Mr. Koiner also opposed the measure.
Such building lie knew to be needed,
but he thought it best to wait awhile and
make haste slowly. He hoped much
from the decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the debt cases, but the
finances OF the State were not yet in con
dition to admit Of such large expendi-
lures.
Mr.. Ellyson explained that the resolu-
ton only provided for a committee to
look into the matter and committed the
State to nothing.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Heaton the
resolution was laid over until to-day,
when it will come up with Mr.. Ellysons
resolution.
STATE FINANCES.
Mr.. Koiner introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, providing that SC
much of the Governors message as re-
lates to the finances of the State be re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Smoot To allow William o.
wager, treasurer of Page county, fur
Their time to distrain, levy for, and col
lect certain taxes and levies for which he
has accounted to the State and county.
BY same To refund to Reuben Sim
mons, of Page county, the sum OF
S3744 for delinquent taxes on land i'm
properly paid by him.
BY Mr.. Nance: 70 amend an act tC
prescribe fence law for Newport News
election precinct, in the county of War
wick, approved May 2, 1887, and to ado
additional sections thereto.
BY Mr.. Read TO provide for the
draining OF low lands.
BY Mr.. Moore TO fix the salary o
the Corporation Court Judge of the city
of Alexandria. The bill fixes the salary
at 200 per annum.]
BY Mr.. Blackstone To authorize thu
board of district school trustees of At
lantic magisterial district, in the county
of Accomack, to borrow money.
BY Mr.. Nance: To incorporate thu
Hampton and Old Point Street Fassen
ger Hallway Company.
BY Mr.. Berry: TO declare valid thc
deed from the trustees of st. Luke
Protestant Episcopal church of Amhers
county to q. ID. Meriwether.
BY MIR. Dalton To incorporate the
Chesapeake Street-Railway Company.
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.
Mr.. Ellyson introduced bill 10 create
a bureau of labor and industrial stats
tics and defining the duties and power
of the same and fixing the salary o
the commissioner thereof. This is {
copy of the bill offered by Mr.. EllysoI
at the last session but which never be
came law. It's object is to collect, as
sort, systemic, and present annual re
ports to the Governor, and by him trans
mitted to the Legislature, statistical de
tails relating to all departments OF labol
and industrial pursuits in the State, es
pecially in their relation TO the CONNER
cial, industrial, social, educational, an(
sanitary condition of the laboring classes
and to the permanent prosperity Of the
productive industries of the State.
1t further provides for the appoint
ment by the Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, some suita
bic person as commissioner of labor sta
tistics, whose Office shall be for two
years with a salary of 81, 500 per annum
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Loyenstein introduceda resolution
charging the membership of certain
committees. He also offered a resolution
which was adopted. appointing the
standing committees for the session
They are as framed by the Democratic
caucus the night before and published il
the Dispatch yesterday, with the follow
ing changes made at the suggestion o.
senator's interested:
Mr.. Staples was placed on Privileges
and Elections in the place of Mr.
Twyman, and Mr.. Harrison same il
place of Mr.. Smoot
Finance and Banks: Mr.. Staples put
in the place of Mr.. Read and MIR. Smoot
in place of Mr.. Harrison.
Public Institutions: Mr.. Read substi
tuted for Mr.. Staples.
Library Mr. Gordon in place of Mr..
Twyman, and at the suggestion of Mr.
Ellyson, who is chairman of Committee
on Counties, Cities, aud Towns, Mr.
Gordon was named as chairman.